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Just got home from seeing the movie, so I'm gonna talk about what I liked and didn't like. Overall, I enjoyed it. It was a good ride, and that's all I ask. I still had some issues with it, though.
I didn't like Palpatine coming back. He had his time. We didn't need him back. Having said that, I thought what they did with him was interesting. I always thought it was weird that he told Luke to strike him down and rule in his place. Like, why would Luke do that after striking him down, right? The idea that the Sith then pass into the killer and corrupt from within makes that make more sense to me. I thought that was interesting.
I still think Rey should have been a Skywalker by blood, but I liked that she overcame her real blood and made a home for herself in the Skywalker family; that was good. But also **** reylo. **** it. Disgusting. I gagged. Yuck. Die. Glad Kylo died. He had his shots at redemption in the past films multiple times and he turned them all down. Good on him for finally doing right by himself, but god I still do not like him.
Overall I thought the events of the film were good. I love Rey, Finn, and Poe as a trio so much. Their interactions and dynamics are so good and fun to watch. I love that they finally continued to acknowledge Finn being force sensitive. I appreciated the callbacks and connections to past films through dialogue, props, and sets. I felt like it had more consistency with the series than 8 did. The final battle was fantastic and exciting to watch.
I still think 7 is my favorite in the series, but 9 is maybe top 5 material. Maybe...